Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-12-16
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Is cial local column.
10 The examining trial of John Skin,
. ner, the negro who shot Fourqurean
|. will be held to-day.
= Several of the Prohibition cases
VIII come up for hearing before
Judge Winfree to-day.
Lou j. Beauchamp, the temperance
!, lecturer failed to oil his appointments
/. here on the 18th and 18Th.
h Ben Mason, of Cerulean Springs,
claims to be the owner of SOW that
had Il pigs at one litter few days
l. ago.
Henry Woosley aud Miss Amelia
Pickett, a daughter of Mr.. John
Pickett, were married at Cerulean
Springs few days ago.
Next Wednesday and Thursday
nights the Dan Nash Comedy Co.,
will hold the boards at the Opera
House. This company is highly
spoken Of by the press.
The Lilly Clay Gaiety Co. appeared
before a fair audience at the Opera
House Tuesday evening. Tho at
tendance OF bald heads was not large,
but those who did not attend proba-
bly, sent substitutes.
Miss Lula Pierce, tho beautiful and |
highly accomplished daughter of Mr..
Geo. r. Pierce, will be married next |
Wednesday to Mr.. Robt. 7. Stowe, u
son of Mr.. w. Il. Stowe. The cere-
mony will take place at the home of
tho brides parents, near this city.
Dr. Jno. d. Clsrdy, returned yes
terday from the meeting of the State
Grange at Louisvile. lie reports a
very successful meeting. Mr.. j. A.
Browning, the Secretary, was not
able to attend this year.
Grand Chancellor, II. II. Alternately
and Knights d. &. Wiley, j. X. Cant,
c. Il. Kennedy, A. d. Rodgers and
NJ. II. Tandy went to Bowling Green
Monday, where G. &. Alternately Or
ganized X. of p. Lodge with about
forty members. Some of the hand
some new properties Of Evergreen
Lodge were taken along aud used in
the degree work.
About 4 o'clock, Tuesday the dwell
ling house of Dan Wharton, COL,
just outside of the city limits, on the
Greenville road, was discovered to be
on fire and was consumed in few
minutes. The contents were also q
total loss. Loss about $1,000. No
insurance. A defective fine is sup
posed to be have been the cause of
the fire.
No toll gates have been put up on
the turn pike leading from the city
to Fairview and probably will not be
put up and operated until Jan. LIST.
The road will be much smoother and
better by that time as there is already
an immense amount of travel over :
the pike since the other roads in that
direction are as muddy as they usual ;
ly are in February.
w. E. Henry, freight brakeman,
on the L. & N. was arrested Wednes
day at Darlington, and brought 10 this
city, charged with consplring to de-
fraud the rail road company, throw
ing coal of to the local coal thieves.
He was acquitted, the proof being in
sufficient to convict.
Josh Holloway, COL, who was also J
charged with coal thieving at the
same time was given 30 days in jail, {
the proof being clear against him.
Mr.. John Landrum has declined
the cashiership of the new bank, and
will continue as book-keeper at the
Central Warehouse. Having been
with the house from the start, John
is looked upod almost as one of the
appurtenances, and it could hardly
be run without him. Besides being
fine book-keeper, he is pleasant and
accommodating, and the patrons of
the house will be pleased to know
that he is to remain in his old posi-
tiou.-Mayfeld Democrat.
The City Council held called
meeting last Wednesday afternoon to
investigate the charges against the
city police, of improper conduct at
the polls ON election day Saturday.
The case was poisoned until o'clock
Yesterday afternoon and we went TO
press too early to give tho result of
their Investigations. The petition to
the city council was signed by large
number of our citizens and intense
interest is manifested in the matter.
| Mr.. r. w. Henry was employed as
attorney for the city and MIR. A. H.
Clark for the police.
1t was reported yesterday that
Owen Smith, L. & N. agent at Penn
broke, held one-tweutieth ofthe tick
ct which drew the capital prizein the
Louisiana Drawing of the 18th Inst
Mr.. Smith was asked about the mat
tor and stated that he had been tele-
graphed from some way-station to
that effect but attached but little cred
liz 10 II. He holds one-twentieth of
ticket No. 440S5 which he has had
wrapped around a RABBIT foot since he
invested and if there iS a prize drawn